Pencil-tip and penholder



H. GONZALEZ.

PENCIL TIP AND PENHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. I9I9.

Patented July 5, 1921.

wuawboz Mommy UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOMOIBONO GONZALEZ, OF PARANAQUE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

PENCIL-TIP AND PENHOLDER.

' Application filed July 8,

To all to 710m it may concern:

Be it known that I, HoMonoNo GONZALEZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paranaque, in the Province of Rizal and Philippine Islands,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pencil-Tips andPenholders, oil which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a penholder attachment for lead pencils, whichincludes a tip or protector forthe point of the pencil, and an object ofthe invention is to provide an attachment for lead pencils, whereby theymay be easily and quickly converted into a penholder, when desired.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cylindrical pencil tip,having pen re taining means carried thereby for retaining an ordinarypen point and also to provide a sleeve slidably carried by thecylindrical pencil tip and adapted to be projected to house or inclosethe pen point, when the latter is not in use and to embody means, forretaining the said sleeve in adjusted position.

Otherobjects of the invention will appear in the following detaileddescription,taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming apart of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved pencil tip and penholdershowing it in position l or'use as a penholder.

- Fig: 2 is a top plan of the improved pencil tip and penholder showingit adjusted for use as a pencil.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan of the pencil tip.

Fig. 4: is a detail view of the pen retaining means which is associatedwith the cylind rical pencil tip.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line of Fig.

Fig. 6 is a plan of the sliding sleeve.

Fig. 7 is a plan of the penholder removed from connection with a pencil,and

Fig. 8 is a cross section on the line 88 of Fig. 7.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, A indicates an ordinary leadpencil, in connection with which the improved pencil tip and penholderis used.

The pencil tip and penholder comprises a cylindrical body 1, having oneend portion 2 thereof enlarged in diameter, and split longitudinally asshown at 3, to permit it to spread slightly for mounting over the end ofthe lead pencil A. The major portion of the Specification of LettersPatent.

1919. Serial No. 309,320.

cylindrical body 1, which is adapted to extend beyond or outwardly fromeither end of the pencil A, is reduced in diameter with respect to theportion 2, thereby forming a shoulder at which limits the mounting ofthe body upon the pencil. A pen retaining member 5 is mounted in theouter end of the reduced portion of the body 1 and this member isconstructed oi suitable spring or resilient material, beingsubstantially cylindrical in shape and formed from a single piece ofmetal bent to provide a longitudinally extending slot or opening 6 inthe pen retainer in which engages an instruck portion 7 formed near theouter end of the constricted portion of the body 1, for preventingrotary movement of the resilient pen retainer 5 within the body 1. Thispen retainer 5 is adapted to expand, for engaging a pen point asindicated at B and frictionally engages it and forces it against theinner surface of the cylindrical body 1 to retain the pen in place. Theinstruck portion 7 will also afltord means for limiting the insertion ofthe pen point B into the body 1.

A sleeve 8 is slidably mounted upon the re duced portion of the body 1,and it is adapted to be extended over the pen point B. to protect thelatter when not in use, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, whileit is moved over the reduced portion of the body 1 to permit the penpoint B to be exposed for use.

The sleeve 8 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 9 therein,and with a pair of arcuate out-struck portions 10 and 11 at its innerand outer ends respectively. These out-struck portions communicate withthe longitudinal slot 9,, and are adapted to receive therein a knob orout-struck portion 12 which is formed on the body 1, near the outer endthereof. When the outstruck portion 12 is moved into the recess formedby the arcuate outstruck portion 11, by rotating the sleeve 8 upon thebody 1, as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawing, longitudinal movement of thesleeve will be prevented. and the latter will be retained upon thereduced portion of the body 1 to permit the pen B to be used, howeverwhen it is desired to utiliz the pencil,'the sleeve 8 is rotated toposition the knob 12 in the slot 9, and the sleeve 8 is movedlongitudinally over the reduced portion of the body 1 until the knob isin alinement with the end of the outstruck arcuate portion 10 whichopens into the slot 9, after Patented July 5, 1921.

lated during use of the pencil or when being carried about in onespocket. When the device is used as a pen, it may, of. course, be

inserted over either the pointed or blunt end of the lead pencil A, andwhen it is desired to use the point of the lead pencil, the tip or body1 should be mounted upon the blunt end of. the lead pencil leaving thepoint thereof free and when carrying the pencil about in ones pocket,the body 1 could be mounted over the point of the pencil and the sleeve8 shifted outwardly to house the pen point B, thereby preventing eitherthe breaking of the point of the pencil A or the mutilation of the penpoint B while it is carried.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit ofthisinvention, but,

I claim:

1. In a pencil tip and pen holder, the

combination of a tubular body having one end enlarged for mounting uponone end of a pencil, pen retaining means carried by said body a sleeveslidably mounted upon said body and limitedin its movement over the bodyby the enlarged portion of the body,

said sleeve provided with a longitudinally extending slot and a pairofop'positely extending arcuate outstruck portions at the ends of theslot, an outstruck portion formed upon said body near the end remotefrom the enlarged end adapted to ride in said longitudinal slot uponsliding movement of.

the sleeve over the body and adapted to be moved into the recess formedby the outstruck portions to retain the sleeve in adjusted position withrespect to the body to cover or uncover the pen point. 7

2.. In a pencil tip and penholder, the combination, of a tubular bodyadapted for mounting upon one end of a pencil, pen retaining meanscarried by the body, means for preventing'rotationof the pen retainingmeans with respect to the body and to limit the insertion of a pen intothe body, a sleeve slidably carriedby the body and adapted, to beshifted to house a pen engaged by said pen. retainingmeans, and meansfor retaining said sleeve in adjusted positions.

3. In a pencil tip and penholder, the combination, of a tubular bodyadapted for mounting upon one end of a pencil, cylindrical pen retainingmeans adapted for insertion into one end of said body, an instruckportion formed upon said body and adaptedto receive said pen retainingmeans to prevent rotation thereof withrespect to the body and to limitthe insertion of a pen into the body, and a sleeve slidably supported bythe body and adapted to be shifted to house the pen engaged by said: penretaining means.

4. In a pencil tip and pen holder, the com,- bination of a tubularbodyhaving: one end enlarged for mounting upon an end of a pencil, penretaining meanscarried by Said body, a: sleeve slidably mounted uponsaid body and positioned upon thesmall; portion of said'bodyinsuchmannerthat the exterior of said slidable sleeve is lodged in substantially thesame plane as the exterior of said enlarged portion of: the body, saidsleeve provided with a longitudinally extending slot and a; pair. ofoppositely extending arcnate outstruck portions at spaced ends oftheslot, an outstruck knob formed upon said body near theend remote fromthe enlarged end and adapted to ride in said longitudinal slot uponsliding movement of the sleeve and to be moved into the recess formed byeither of the outstruck portions to retain the sleeve in adjustedposition for housing or unhousing the pen. point.

HOMOBONO GONZALEZ-

